A teacher at a Texas high school turned herself in this week after authorities discovered she was engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student.

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The Lockhart Police Department said 27-year-old Sarah Madden Fowlkes is accused of having an improper relationship with a 17-year-old.

Fowlkes is an Anatomy, Physiology and Environmental Systems teacher at Lockhart High School.

According to the district’s website, Fowlkes previously taught at an elementary school. This was her first year teaching at the high school level.

Parents and past graduates at the high school said they were surprised and disappointed at hearing the news, adding that the social media age doesn’t help teachers and students to remain professional.

One said “I feel like it makes it easier for an accidental relationship for that to happen. I think maybe there’s not as much as a distance as there should be. It should be more professional.”

In a letter sent to parents, the district superintendent said “Every day you trust your children to our care, and it is a responsibility we do not take lightly. As a parent of a Lockhart ISD student, I join you in feeling anger and disappointment in what happened."

According to school district, Fowlkes will not return to the school. She has been booked into a nearby county jail.